Dell PowerStore 9000X EMC PowerStore Network Planning Guide - Page 3

Contents Additional Resources...5 Chapter 1: PowerStore models and network hardware overview 6 Using this guide...6 PowerStore deployment models...7 PowerStore appliance nodes...7 Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches...8 Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148F-ON...9 Dell EMC PowerSwitch S4148T-ON...9 Dell PowerSwitch S5248F-ON...10 PowerStore logical topology...11 Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch connectivity options and requirements 12 Switch to switch (L2) connectivity options...12 Node to Top-of-Rack (ToR) switch connectivity requirements 15 Part I: PowerStore T model: Network Planning 16 Chapter 2: PowerStore T model out-of-band management switch 17 PowerStore T model out-of-band management switch connectivity 17 Chapter 3: PowerStore T model: Network configuration requirements 19 PowerStore T model appliance networks...19 PowerStore T model network VLAN requirements 22 IP address requirements for initial configuration 22 Chapter 4: Prepare to configure the networks 24 Preparing to configure PowerStore...24 Part II: PowerStore X model: Network Planning 25 Chapter 5: PowerStore X model: Network configuration requirements 26 PowerStore X model networks...26 PowerStore X model networks VLAN options...28 IP addresses for network configuration ...28 Chapter 6: Prepare to configure the networks 30 Preparing to configure PowerStore...30 Appendix A: Discovering PowerStore Appliances 31 Discover your system...31 Discovery with a direct connection...31 Discovery with remote connection...32 Contents 3